Amazon Prime Video TV review: Crisis in Six Scenes

They’re called “auteur sitcoms”, laconic half-hour vignettes driven by a singular artistic sensibility, reflecting the idiosyncratic worldview of its creator. Judging by current trends, the auteur in question tends to be either the kind of emerging B-lister you’ll recognise from … Read More

Raindance Web Fest 2016 reviews: 20 Seconds to Live, Young Graduate, The Fourth Door

The 2016 Raindance Film Festival takes place in London from Wednesday 21st September to Sunday 2nd October, showcasing web series, VR shorts and indie films from around the world. The Web Fest Awards take place on Sunday 2nd October at … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Designated Survivor (Episode 1)

What would happen if a guy with no qualifications or experience suddenly became President of the United States? That’s a terrifyingly realistic question in 2016 – so it’s the perfect time for ABC’s ridiculous new drama, Designated Survivor, to turn … Read More

Raindance Web Fest 2016 reviews: Blood, Sweat and Chokes, Ren, Rich Keeble, S-Band, Shield 5

The 2016 Raindance Film Festival takes place in London from Wednesday 21st September to Sunday 2nd October, showcasing web series, VR shorts and indie films from around the world. The Web Fest Awards take place on Sunday 2nd October at … Read More

Catch up TV review: National Treasure, Paranoid, Red Dwarf

What’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5. (For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best … Read More

Why you should be watching People Just Do Nothing

Awkward, smart, silly and sincere, People Just Do Nothing is a laugh-out-loud TV gem.Read More

First look UK TV review: Transparent Season 3

Quietly bold and gently critical, Amazon’s sublime study of identity is as unique and involving as ever.Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Easy

Less like a TV show and more like serial eavesdropping, Joe Swanberg’s wonderfully intimate anthology is easy to watch.Read More

First look UK TV review: Red Dwarf XI

“How many times have we seen that before?” moans Rimmer (Chris Barrie) in Episode 1 of the new season of Red Dwarf. Yes, the show is back for another six-part run, courtesy of UKTV’s Dave, and little has changed. Well, … Read More

UK TV review: Halt and Catch Fire: Season 3, Episode 5

Warning: This contains spoilers.

“You keep me grounded,” Cameron tells Donna in Episode 5 of Halt and Catch Fire, Yerba Buena. Three seasons in, we know that Cameron has always needed Donna’s influence to ground her, but this is the … Read More